National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-25
POLICE OSCILLATIONS.



The police regulations, as formed by the
Disutct commissioner, were given out for
publication yesterday. pawnbrokers, junk
dcalers, aud secondhand clothing dealers will
lie obliged To keep a record of their daily bust.
ness open to the police from "a. nj. TO $ r. IN,
excepting IN the Gaze of junk dealers pur.
chasing laas, bones, old iron, aud uapcr. \
record OF each days business VIII be required
to describe the goods, and copies of y list mus:
be sent daily 10 the major of police Violations
Of this regulation will be punished by iine
of $50 for the first oiiense aud n similar iine
and forfeiture Of license for n second olfenso.
No lntlhmmGllc iluiCs made from petroleum
which will fash or give OIL an lnhnmmable
yaIor alta temperature below 10 degrees shall
he stored in any frame building or exposed
place ia the District M infnmmable material
VIII be permitted to he stored IN place uf
business The upper stories OF which are used
for dwelling purposes. the penalty Is no, l'ss
than $40 Dor more than 500. Licensed street
vtnders VIII not ply their trade batweeu 10
p. M. 0nd n IN. Wagons areio be kent oleai.
ard their contents are not to be allowed TO fall
on the streets. Vendors Will not be allowed u
cry out their wares TO the annoyance of resi-
cents. The penalty Is not less than 81 nor
more than $40.
Vehicles for hire, when not cngasea must
keep on the south side of Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. The old rule, keel to the right in going
and coming" must be observed, and this rule
is to he strictly observed on Fifteenth street
betw cen Pennsylvania avenue aud New York
The car tracks. The rates are the Sumo as now
In use. The penalties arc from S. to $50.
Sheep. swine. beeses, or other catte.inl aase
herd shall not be driven through the strRets
without a permit from the major Of poles,
and oil driving shall bs idoue bstseen.i mid.
night ana a. IN. No herd or drove shall Goa.
sist OF more than fifteen beeyes or thirty sheep
or swine, and they must be in charge of two
drovers. The only streets upon which any
loose herd may be driven shall be- in Washing
ton, boundary street, Virsinia avenue, street
street west below B, Water street, and NJ street
touth, and the Gnimproved streets adjacent to
the liver front and connecting the streets
above named; in Georgetown, Tenleytowu
roed; Canal road, High street, Pstreet, T street.
and Water street.
No person shall he allowed to keep bark.
ing, biting. or howlug dog thnt disturhs the
comfort or quiet Of any person. The same Is
said OF any fowl
Deposits are not to he placed on the streets,
alleys, squares, or pubic places. No hand
bIlls, dodgers, cards or circulars shall be dis
trihuted on the streets or avenues or leu upon
6oOr steps No bell. gong, horn, whistles,
drum, or other noise making article, instru-
person or attached to any animal, vehicl.. or
apparatus, shall be struck or sounded tor any
purlose whatsoever, with the exception of tue
Sounding Of songs or bells upon sIeghs Or
apparatus or the police and fire departments.
Sire ct cars, on week days. are TO use the bells,
and tricy ces md bicycles after shutdown, are
Church bells and time bells are to be sounded
unless otherwise ordered by the commission.
ers.
Newsboys win he allowed to cry out their
papers between n IN. ind 8 r. IN. except on
Sunday, when they IRE to cry ont between 8
and 1880 n. m Exception Is made in casa OF
extraordinary occasions.
No musical instruments are to be played IN
the street except By permission of the chief OF
police. Bands accompanying processious shall
not play except upon permit by the major oil
police, which permit shall designate the route
10 be followed by such procession aud the
hours within which such playing may be done.
Provision is made against tue manufacturing
or storing of fireworks except by license. md
against discharging firearms except by special
permit.
Vehicles are not to run faster than eight
miles an hour and at speed of fonr miles
when turning corners, and such vehicles, after
sundowr, shall have lights exhibited.
PROFESSIONS and parades, except funerals, In.
yolving the use OF vehicles, shall not be al
lowe d except by permit OF the major Of police
previously granted. No street car shall move
at greater rate Of speed than eight miles an
hour nor at n less rate than FIVE miles when
the rack Is unoestruGted, except upon curves
ana steep grades. Other regulations are made
respecting the movement OF street cars Steam
cars or engines are limited to Rspsed of six
miles on the streets and prohibited from oh
structing vehicles or pedestrians by stopping
at street crossings or Intersections. Wherever
the grade Of steam railway track Is approxi
mately even with the adjacent surfaces the line
OF the road shall be securely closed on both
sides with o substantial fence, and all grade
crossings or intersections OF any steam railroad
track with streets or avenues shall be securely
guarded 10y suitable gate or guard erected
and maintained. by the company owning OF
operating such track